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One piece foil pack Objective: o Investigate interest ~i Reynolds Aluminium C~ "Solo wrap" - a one piece foil wrap. Status: Interest: a) I.E.D. are not interested for the Scandinavian countries. b) Belgium will be reviewing the situation later in 1969. Patent: ~. Conway is investigating the patent situation. I/4/69 o ~D BATCo document for Legal Services : Health Canada 18 May 1999

°, "b 2 2 QCTi968 ~_i~,,~iu ~_,;i,. ...................... Present: FiI~. NOTES ON MIDDLE EAST PRODUCT QUALITY MEETING - l~TH OCTOBER~ 1963 Miss M. Read (Production Dept.) D.A. Baxter (Purchasing " ) J.K.L. Crai gan (I.E.D. ) D.E. Conway (R. & D. ) F.J. Dashley (S.C.L. ) P. Kangis (P.D.T. ) ~// ~/~_ -." D.L. Rowatt (Liverpool ! '~/] 5.P. Sikkel (Leaf Blending "'~ _ J.C.H. Wright • (Production Dept.) ~.~~ The objectives of the" meeting were to consider product " .~ quality aspects in the light of experiences and existing i k6~'#~ technical knowledge and to suggest lil,es of action where /Y .... V" appropriate. 1. Cigarette Paper a) Agein~/discolouration. Paper 66M, as used by B-A.T.~ is made from flax/hemp and contains EGLODAN as an ox!datisn inhibitor. The S.C.L. standard test, at lO~ F for 12 days~ shows a degree of discolouration. It is believed that this is due to transfer of volatile material from the tobacco followed by an oxidation process, cata!ysed by copper or iron~ to give colot~ed products. Evidence of reduced discolouration In vacuum tins would confirm this. The paper is purchased to a specification which allows a balance between discolouration and burn, strength and porosity properties. The degree of discolouratlon can be influenced by initial colour. Wood pulp paper dlscolours less but has an inferior inltlal colour unless excess loading is used. There has also been some suggestlon of 'taste' differences. b) Spotting. This Is due to the release of tobacco essential oils and abscrption cnto the paper. If 'spotting' grades are present in the blend, it is likely to occur within a short period after manufacture. It can be accentuated by uneven tobacco conditioning and reduced by the use of 'aged' tobacco. It was suggested that the 'spots' could be oxidised by U.V. light - evidence of the disappearance of spots on exposure to daylight confirms this. ,. 0 CD '-.0 CxD BATCo document for Legal Services • Health Canada 18 May 1999

'i -J o Q ~Q -2- SUGGESTED ACTION S.C.L. should use their standard test to re-examine paper performance as a function of time, temperature and tobacco moisture content, and to confirm, if possible, the effect of U.V. radiation. Ciga~e$~e Paper Print Cigarettes from the M.E. show varying degrees of print fade which might be due to the climatic conditions but could also be a more general problem due to varying ink deposit durin~anufacture. This would be influenced by the fineness of the lettering or design. SUGGESTED ACTION a) Production Department shoul@ examine print quality during the life cycle of the printing dies and, if found necessary, discuss methods of checking with Quality Control Departments at Southampton and Liverpool. b) The P.D.T. should attempt, when possible, to advocate the use of simple print design and the use of solid colours to allow for heavier print substance. Staining of Paper Backed Foil The problems here are covered by the comments under l(a). [Cigarette Freshness' - General Considerations It was suggested that the shade of white appearing on the pack could influencethe 'freshness' image of the cigarettes. Mr. Dashley produced a series of Rothmans' packs from different territories and ~lich were of different shades of white. SUGGESTED ACTION This should be drawn to the attention of Market Research for their consideration. Coatsd Polyorooylen~-b~sed Film 0verwrapped 200's from the M.E. and also the 20's Du Maurier show distortion of the film. This was suggested as resulting from imperfect wrapping and it was considered that tighter end folding might improve the appearance. Marking of film by 'pimples' or by 'blistering' was thought to be related to coating inadequacies. Retention of aroma in the Du Maurier pack was considered to be basically a function of blend. O 0 Oo BATCo document for Legal Services • Health Canada 18 May 1999

d) - 5 - A~titudes to both the Pla~er's CAPITAL (25.8) and Pla~er's B.L. (2~.5)concepts resulted in much lo,er preferences than KINGS (2~,0) (and also loss than Standard (R6.~) vith their performance iud/oatin8 appeal from smokers more likel7 to remain within the format of their present regulem brand, ~z. (25.2) rather than switch to either 'fat or slim' products. s.c. Messrs. K.H. Douglas D.~. Conw~7, W.A, Mullen R&D. o o o co BATCo document for Legal Services • Health Canada 18 May 1999